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Nombre: Hun-Grrr
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Grupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1986
Número de adquisición: 122
Hun-Grrr is the Terrorcons leader and spends most of his time in battle satiating his voracious appetite, and encouraged his team members to"Eat only what you need, and destroy the rest!"
With the recent Toys R US coupons finally expiring, I expanded my search for Wave 2 of the latest main Transformers line - Power of the Primes, and picked up the Wave 2 Voyagers - Elita-1 and Hun-Grr.
I know Elita-1 as one of the first female Transformers, and I believe the very competent companion of Alpha Trion.. or at least that's what she was back in 1988. I'm guessing since then the character has been revisited in the comics, but I'm not a comic guy. So when they announced there would be a version of her in this line, I was quite excited as I don't really remember a figure ever being made of her.
Fem-bots in general are quite infrequent so I do try to get them all, though sadly Hasbro dropped the ball completely on Generations Arcee and Chromia. Combiner Wars had the all female combiner Victorion, and I'm hoping this line will up the ante.
Elita-1 is a remould of the PotP Starscream mould, which, after fiddling with it, seems to be some sort of variation on the Combiner Wars Silverbolt figure. I've only really got a Scattershot to do a comparison to.
The articulation of the figure is acceptable for the price point, but definitely not outstanding, though to be honest waist articulation would be the only thing I'd really like to see added.
I do like the colour scheme, though QC on the paint is.. well typical mass release Hasbro but at least they didn't screw up the paint on the faces. Quality of the plastic is again pretty typical Hasbro, feeling lightweight but not shattering during transformation. Alignment of some tabs isn't the greatest.
Waiting for Takara to do a better job doesn't seem to be a thing this time around, as all previews have shown the figure are pretty much identical this time around, though I'm curious to see if they kept the same low quality stickers with gibberish written on it.
Speaking of gibberish, one sticker says "Ariel Evolved", which makes me wonder if there will not be an Arcee figure this series, as easy and obvious an entry as a limb she might be. The reason I say that is because in Japan, Arcee is actually named Ariel. Given the colour scheme and cryptic sticker, maybe this IS Arcee.
Speaking of combined forms, there is nothing on her instructions that give any indication of the combined form name, or the names of the two remaining limbs (so far, Jazz and Moonracer have been released).
Hun-Grr is another figure I was excited to see. Not so much that I care for the character, but rather, it's the combined form I'm anxiously awaiting - Abominus, the arch-rival of Computron. And because promos showed the entire thing combined, and there is a history of this character, the instruction manual lists out every single component.
Hun-Grr's bot mode and alt mode are.. OK. I mean, they're neat, and are functional, but you certainly can't call them outstanding. All the QC issues I expanded upon above are present here, though for the record Hun-Grr does seem to hold together better than Elita-1.
Torso mode is what I'm most excited about. Other than being the upper body of Abominus, I like how Hasbro has generally replicated the chest plate of the original toy, a problem that was quite the eye sore on Superion, and more notably, on Computron, to the point where I opted to purchase a Perfect Effects set to make things right.
If I had to pick my biggest gripe with Hun-Grr, it's that the antenna on Abominus are a soft rubber, which I'm guessing was done for child safety standards. Unfortunately, one of the antenna was warped during shipping.
I look forward to finishing these sets, and the Dinobot set as well. It's a shame, though, that Hasbro didn't opt to use the Computron hands/feet on these newer releases, as the ones that come with these figures are rather small, and in the case of Abomius, will be different coloured.
Perfect Effects FTW, I guess.
Los 5 Terrorcons que forman a Abominus.
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The 5 Terrorcons that merge into Abominus.
The trio of Autobot Combiner Hunters engaged in battle with the Terrorcon combiner named Abominus. Arcee and Chromia desperately try to rescue the captured Windblade.
These are the five members of the Transformer Terrorcons that make up Abominus. Pictured in robot modes.
This is a very imposing and impressive looking Decepticon combining team.
These figures come from the third-party toy manufacturer, Unique Toys. They are all roughly deluxe to voyager class in size, and are a great fit for Classics or Masterpiece collections.
L-R: Blot (Troll), Cutthroat (Hagen), Hun-Grrr (Siegfried), Rippersnapper (Aberich), and Sinnertwin (Fenrir)
More Transformers goodness that has been sitting there for about 6 months now.
One of the more awesome things to come out of the PotP line was Abominus, the combiner formed from the Terrorcons. This combiner was, as expected, a G1 character that was released to oppose Computron, whose updated set was release during the Combiner Wars line. Unlike Computron, however, Abominus saw zero screen time during the recent animated trilogy, which is a shame because I'd like to have seen him interact with Computron.
I had cracked open Hun-Grr and Rippersnapper last year, but gotten the rest of the team by the Summer. didn't really open anything else up because I was waiting for the one thing to bring them all together - the Transform Dreamwave upgrade kit.
Transform Dreamwave (TDW) is one of the newer 3P companies to come on the scene, and effectively presents itself as better valued Perfect Effects (PE) alternative. I only have one PE upgrade kit - the one for Computron, so I can't really comment on any of their hands and feet options. But the PE stuff I did get was very well made, and Abominus needed some love so I figured why not?
Well, the set finally arrived, and I unpacked everything and did some photos, made some notes, and now present to you my findings, starting with my assessment of the rest of the Terrorcon team.
As with most combiner limbs, regardless of the era, they're generally functional in all modes with no real winner as there is reuse and remoulding of parts as much as possible to reduce production costs. To complicate matters, as it were, the Terrorcons are all monsters of sorts, so even their alt modes are kind of arbitrary. Also, as is the new norm, the accessories they came with are rather meh, though I'm trying to decide which is more boring - the weapons, or the fist/armour bits.
Having said that, some are less boring to look at than others, and my vote for best Terrorcon limb goes to Blot, the black and purple fellow. I love the colour scheme and the "not quite a block with arms and legs" look he's got going for him.
Overall, winner by a large margin.
So back to TDW. They actually came to my attention first with their Volcanicus upgrade kit (soon to be discussed) but when I preordered the Abominus kit the Volcanicus kit had not arrived yet, so I did so with blind faith.
For those who are unfamiliar with TDW and PE, as you suspect, their upgrade kits make the default combiners from Hasbro/Takara into magnificent looking bastards which sadly still have the underlying problems of really crappy loose joints.
Much like the PE set, the TDW set has their combiner fists and feet being able to separate and transform, as applicable, into weapons for the smaller bots and wield. The TDW sets try to one up PE by making EVERYTHING into a weapon or accessory for the smaller bots, thus increasing it's value as it were, but honestly I don't know of many people who would be taking advantage of I'm fairly confident that most folks would stick with the combined mode anyway because lets face it, the individual bots are above average overall.
Unlike PE, however, I've noticed that TDW has parts to increase thigh thickness of the combined mode, as well as in the case of Abominus, additional parts to expand the torso size due to the installation of the chest shield.
Installed, the set does definitely do the job of making the combined mode much more visually appealing, which as mentioned, is limited by the crap joints that are in the base product.
I know there are lots of people who complain about the QC on Hasbro products, but generally it's an issue with poor paint apps. The QC with these sets is all over the place, which I guess is not out of the realm of expectations for a smaller manufacturer, but it really does put the reality of Hasbro and Takara being better at something in perspective.
Between Volcanicus and Abominus, the biggest issues I saw were:
- poor paint apps, most prevalent on the silver guns in the feet
- poor hinge tolerance on the feet, leading them to split apart when weight is applied
- peg tolerances being too large resulting in difficulty inserting into the figures
So yeah, buyer beware, but again if you're not looking too closely you're generally good to go.
Nombre: Blot
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Subgrupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1987
Número de adquisición: 192
Otro Terrorcon más para completar Abominus.
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Name: Blot
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: G1
Subgroup: Terrorcons
Year: 1987
Number in Collection: 192
Another terrorcon to complete Abominus.
Nombre: Blot
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Subgrupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1987
Número de adquisición: 192
Otro Terrorcon más para completar Abominus.
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Name: Blot
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: G1
Subgroup: Terrorcons
Year: 1987
Number in Collection: 192
Another terrorcon to complete Abominus.
These are the five members of the Transformer Terrorcons that make up Abominus. Pictured in monster modes.
This is a very imposing and impressive looking Decepticon combining team.
These figures come from the third-party toy manufacturer, Unique Toys. They are all roughly deluxe to voyager class in size, and are a great fit for Classics or Masterpiece collections.
L-R: Blot (Troll), Cutthroat (Hagen), Hun-Grrr (Siegfried), Rippersnapper (Aberich), and Sinnertwin (Fenrir)
What we have here is a bunch of figures that Hasbro, in their infinite wisdom, canceled the American release of, necessitating the importing of said figures, usually at a ridiculous mark up. So, in the interest of disclosure, I offer the following comparisons of what U.S. retail would have been and what I ended up paying:
Transformers Prime Optimus and Bulkhead Voyager Class figures - Retail: $30.00 each. My price: $150.00 for the set.
Transformers Prime Deluxe Class Vehicon - Retail $12.00. My price: $84.99
Transformers Prime Deluxe Class Cliffjumper - Retail $12.00. My price: $49.95
Transformers Prime Deluxe Class Terrorcon Cliffjumper - Retail $12.00. My price: $37.95
Transformers Prime Entertainment Pack 1 (Deluxe Class Optimus Prime, Megatron, and the kids) - Retail $30.00. My Price: $74.99
Transformers Prime Entertainment Pack 2 (Deluxe Class Starscream, Bumblebee, Silas, and MECH Commando) - Retail $30.00. My Price: $59.95
Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class Wheeljack/Que - Retail $12.00. My price: $84.99
Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class Leadfoot - Retail $12.00. My price: $47.95
Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class Soundwave - Retail $12.00. My price: $34.19.
Dark of the Moon Human Alliance Soundwave and Mr. Gould - Retail $35.00. My price: $67.90.
Thanks, Hasbro. Thanks ever so much.
Nombre: Hun-Grrr
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Grupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1986
Número de adquisición: 122
With the recent Toys R US coupons finally expiring, I expanded my search for Wave 2 of the latest main Transformers line - Power of the Primes, and picked up the Wave 2 Voyagers - Elita-1 and Hun-Grr.
I know Elita-1 as one of the first female Transformers, and I believe the very competent companion of Alpha Trion.. or at least that's what she was back in 1988. I'm guessing since then the character has been revisited in the comics, but I'm not a comic guy. So when they announced there would be a version of her in this line, I was quite excited as I don't really remember a figure ever being made of her.
Fem-bots in general are quite infrequent so I do try to get them all, though sadly Hasbro dropped the ball completely on Generations Arcee and Chromia. Combiner Wars had the all female combiner Victorion, and I'm hoping this line will up the ante.
Elita-1 is a remould of the PotP Starscream mould, which, after fiddling with it, seems to be some sort of variation on the Combiner Wars Silverbolt figure. I've only really got a Scattershot to do a comparison to.
The articulation of the figure is acceptable for the price point, but definitely not outstanding, though to be honest waist articulation would be the only thing I'd really like to see added.
I do like the colour scheme, though QC on the paint is.. well typical mass release Hasbro but at least they didn't screw up the paint on the faces. Quality of the plastic is again pretty typical Hasbro, feeling lightweight but not shattering during transformation. Alignment of some tabs isn't the greatest.
Waiting for Takara to do a better job doesn't seem to be a thing this time around, as all previews have shown the figure are pretty much identical this time around, though I'm curious to see if they kept the same low quality stickers with gibberish written on it.
Speaking of gibberish, one sticker says "Ariel Evolved", which makes me wonder if there will not be an Arcee figure this series, as easy and obvious an entry as a limb she might be. The reason I say that is because in Japan, Arcee is actually named Ariel. Given the colour scheme and cryptic sticker, maybe this IS Arcee.
Speaking of combined forms, there is nothing on her instructions that give any indication of the combined form name, or the names of the two remaining limbs (so far, Jazz and Moonracer have been released).
Hun-Grr is another figure I was excited to see. Not so much that I care for the character, but rather, it's the combined form I'm anxiously awaiting - Abominus, the arch-rival of Computron. And because promos showed the entire thing combined, and there is a history of this character, the instruction manual lists out every single component.
Hun-Grr's bot mode and alt mode are.. OK. I mean, they're neat, and are functional, but you certainly can't call them outstanding. All the QC issues I expanded upon above are present here, though for the record Hun-Grr does seem to hold together better than Elita-1.
Torso mode is what I'm most excited about. Other than being the upper body of Abominus, I like how Hasbro has generally replicated the chest plate of the original toy, a problem that was quite the eye sore on Superion, and more notably, on Computron, to the point where I opted to purchase a Perfect Effects set to make things right.
If I had to pick my biggest gripe with Hun-Grr, it's that the antenna on Abominus are a soft rubber, which I'm guessing was done for child safety standards. Unfortunately, one of the antenna was warped during shipping.
I look forward to finishing these sets, and the Dinobot set as well. It's a shame, though, that Hasbro didn't opt to use the Computron hands/feet on these newer releases, as the ones that come with these figures are rather small, and in the case of Abomius, will be different coloured.
Perfect Effects FTW, I guess.
With the recent Toys R US coupons finally expiring, I expanded my search for Wave 2 of the latest main Transformers line - Power of the Primes, and picked up the Wave 2 Voyagers - Elita-1 and Hun-Grr.
I know Elita-1 as one of the first female Transformers, and I believe the very competent companion of Alpha Trion.. or at least that's what she was back in 1988. I'm guessing since then the character has been revisited in the comics, but I'm not a comic guy. So when they announced there would be a version of her in this line, I was quite excited as I don't really remember a figure ever being made of her.
Fem-bots in general are quite infrequent so I do try to get them all, though sadly Hasbro dropped the ball completely on Generations Arcee and Chromia. Combiner Wars had the all female combiner Victorion, and I'm hoping this line will up the ante.
Elita-1 is a remould of the PotP Starscream mould, which, after fiddling with it, seems to be some sort of variation on the Combiner Wars Silverbolt figure. I've only really got a Scattershot to do a comparison to.
The articulation of the figure is acceptable for the price point, but definitely not outstanding, though to be honest waist articulation would be the only thing I'd really like to see added.
I do like the colour scheme, though QC on the paint is.. well typical mass release Hasbro but at least they didn't screw up the paint on the faces. Quality of the plastic is again pretty typical Hasbro, feeling lightweight but not shattering during transformation. Alignment of some tabs isn't the greatest.
Waiting for Takara to do a better job doesn't seem to be a thing this time around, as all previews have shown the figure are pretty much identical this time around, though I'm curious to see if they kept the same low quality stickers with gibberish written on it.
Speaking of gibberish, one sticker says "Ariel Evolved", which makes me wonder if there will not be an Arcee figure this series, as easy and obvious an entry as a limb she might be. The reason I say that is because in Japan, Arcee is actually named Ariel. Given the colour scheme and cryptic sticker, maybe this IS Arcee.
Speaking of combined forms, there is nothing on her instructions that give any indication of the combined form name, or the names of the two remaining limbs (so far, Jazz and Moonracer have been released).
Hun-Grr is another figure I was excited to see. Not so much that I care for the character, but rather, it's the combined form I'm anxiously awaiting - Abominus, the arch-rival of Computron. And because promos showed the entire thing combined, and there is a history of this character, the instruction manual lists out every single component.
Hun-Grr's bot mode and alt mode are.. OK. I mean, they're neat, and are functional, but you certainly can't call them outstanding. All the QC issues I expanded upon above are present here, though for the record Hun-Grr does seem to hold together better than Elita-1.
Torso mode is what I'm most excited about. Other than being the upper body of Abominus, I like how Hasbro has generally replicated the chest plate of the original toy, a problem that was quite the eye sore on Superion, and more notably, on Computron, to the point where I opted to purchase a Perfect Effects set to make things right.
If I had to pick my biggest gripe with Hun-Grr, it's that the antenna on Abominus are a soft rubber, which I'm guessing was done for child safety standards. Unfortunately, one of the antenna was warped during shipping.
I look forward to finishing these sets, and the Dinobot set as well. It's a shame, though, that Hasbro didn't opt to use the Computron hands/feet on these newer releases, as the ones that come with these figures are rather small, and in the case of Abomius, will be different coloured.
Perfect Effects FTW, I guess.
While on a layover in Tokyo, I decided to do some shopping at the KitKat Chocolatory, post office, and Nakano Broadway shopping centre.
Nakano Broadway sells all sorts of collectible items including stamps, books, anime, Transformers...
As you can see, Transformers are not cheap. A set of boxed evil Terrorcons will cost you 50,000 yen ($650 CAD). This includes Hun-Grr, Sinnertwin, Cutthroat, Rippersnapper, & Blot. Each heroic Autobot (Sideswipe or Prowl) will set you back 25,000 yen ($325 CAD).
Nombre: Hun-Grrr
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Grupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1986
Número de adquisición: 122
Sinnertwin from the Terrorcons finally joins my Classics collection. This Decepticon was made by the third-party toy maker Unique Toys. Fenrir (Ordin O-03) is pictured in leg mode.
Sinnertwin is the weakest of the Terrorcons I have so far, but he is a solid, if dull, figure.
Sinnertwin will eventually combine into Abominus.
Nombre: Hun-Grrr
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Grupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1986
Número de adquisición: 122
Nombre: Abominus
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: Kre-O
Año: 2013
Número de adquisición: 611
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Name: Abominus
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: Kre-O
Year: 2013
Number in Collection: 611
With the recent Toys R US coupons finally expiring, I expanded my search for Wave 2 of the latest main Transformers line - Power of the Primes, and picked up the Wave 2 Voyagers - Elita-1 and Hun-Grr.
I know Elita-1 as one of the first female Transformers, and I believe the very competent companion of Alpha Trion.. or at least that's what she was back in 1988. I'm guessing since then the character has been revisited in the comics, but I'm not a comic guy. So when they announced there would be a version of her in this line, I was quite excited as I don't really remember a figure ever being made of her.
Fem-bots in general are quite infrequent so I do try to get them all, though sadly Hasbro dropped the ball completely on Generations Arcee and Chromia. Combiner Wars had the all female combiner Victorion, and I'm hoping this line will up the ante.
Elita-1 is a remould of the PotP Starscream mould, which, after fiddling with it, seems to be some sort of variation on the Combiner Wars Silverbolt figure. I've only really got a Scattershot to do a comparison to.
The articulation of the figure is acceptable for the price point, but definitely not outstanding, though to be honest waist articulation would be the only thing I'd really like to see added.
I do like the colour scheme, though QC on the paint is.. well typical mass release Hasbro but at least they didn't screw up the paint on the faces. Quality of the plastic is again pretty typical Hasbro, feeling lightweight but not shattering during transformation. Alignment of some tabs isn't the greatest.
Waiting for Takara to do a better job doesn't seem to be a thing this time around, as all previews have shown the figure are pretty much identical this time around, though I'm curious to see if they kept the same low quality stickers with gibberish written on it.
Speaking of gibberish, one sticker says "Ariel Evolved", which makes me wonder if there will not be an Arcee figure this series, as easy and obvious an entry as a limb she might be. The reason I say that is because in Japan, Arcee is actually named Ariel. Given the colour scheme and cryptic sticker, maybe this IS Arcee.
Speaking of combined forms, there is nothing on her instructions that give any indication of the combined form name, or the names of the two remaining limbs (so far, Jazz and Moonracer have been released).
Hun-Grr is another figure I was excited to see. Not so much that I care for the character, but rather, it's the combined form I'm anxiously awaiting - Abominus, the arch-rival of Computron. And because promos showed the entire thing combined, and there is a history of this character, the instruction manual lists out every single component.
Hun-Grr's bot mode and alt mode are.. OK. I mean, they're neat, and are functional, but you certainly can't call them outstanding. All the QC issues I expanded upon above are present here, though for the record Hun-Grr does seem to hold together better than Elita-1.
Torso mode is what I'm most excited about. Other than being the upper body of Abominus, I like how Hasbro has generally replicated the chest plate of the original toy, a problem that was quite the eye sore on Superion, and more notably, on Computron, to the point where I opted to purchase a Perfect Effects set to make things right.
If I had to pick my biggest gripe with Hun-Grr, it's that the antenna on Abominus are a soft rubber, which I'm guessing was done for child safety standards. Unfortunately, one of the antenna was warped during shipping.
I look forward to finishing these sets, and the Dinobot set as well. It's a shame, though, that Hasbro didn't opt to use the Computron hands/feet on these newer releases, as the ones that come with these figures are rather small, and in the case of Abomius, will be different coloured.
Perfect Effects FTW, I guess.
Nombre: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Afiliación: Autobots
Línea: Transformers Prime SDCC
Clase: Deluxe
Año: 2012
Número de adquisición: 509
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Name: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Allegiance: Autobots
Line: Transformers Prime SDCC
Class: Deluxe
Year: 2012
Number in Collection: 509
With the recent Toys R US coupons finally expiring, I expanded my search for Wave 2 of the latest main Transformers line - Power of the Primes, and picked up the Wave 2 Voyagers - Elita-1 and Hun-Grr.
I know Elita-1 as one of the first female Transformers, and I believe the very competent companion of Alpha Trion.. or at least that's what she was back in 1988. I'm guessing since then the character has been revisited in the comics, but I'm not a comic guy. So when they announced there would be a version of her in this line, I was quite excited as I don't really remember a figure ever being made of her.
Fem-bots in general are quite infrequent so I do try to get them all, though sadly Hasbro dropped the ball completely on Generations Arcee and Chromia. Combiner Wars had the all female combiner Victorion, and I'm hoping this line will up the ante.
Elita-1 is a remould of the PotP Starscream mould, which, after fiddling with it, seems to be some sort of variation on the Combiner Wars Silverbolt figure. I've only really got a Scattershot to do a comparison to.
The articulation of the figure is acceptable for the price point, but definitely not outstanding, though to be honest waist articulation would be the only thing I'd really like to see added.
I do like the colour scheme, though QC on the paint is.. well typical mass release Hasbro but at least they didn't screw up the paint on the faces. Quality of the plastic is again pretty typical Hasbro, feeling lightweight but not shattering during transformation. Alignment of some tabs isn't the greatest.
Waiting for Takara to do a better job doesn't seem to be a thing this time around, as all previews have shown the figure are pretty much identical this time around, though I'm curious to see if they kept the same low quality stickers with gibberish written on it.
Speaking of gibberish, one sticker says "Ariel Evolved", which makes me wonder if there will not be an Arcee figure this series, as easy and obvious an entry as a limb she might be. The reason I say that is because in Japan, Arcee is actually named Ariel. Given the colour scheme and cryptic sticker, maybe this IS Arcee.
Speaking of combined forms, there is nothing on her instructions that give any indication of the combined form name, or the names of the two remaining limbs (so far, Jazz and Moonracer have been released).
Hun-Grr is another figure I was excited to see. Not so much that I care for the character, but rather, it's the combined form I'm anxiously awaiting - Abominus, the arch-rival of Computron. And because promos showed the entire thing combined, and there is a history of this character, the instruction manual lists out every single component.
Hun-Grr's bot mode and alt mode are.. OK. I mean, they're neat, and are functional, but you certainly can't call them outstanding. All the QC issues I expanded upon above are present here, though for the record Hun-Grr does seem to hold together better than Elita-1.
Torso mode is what I'm most excited about. Other than being the upper body of Abominus, I like how Hasbro has generally replicated the chest plate of the original toy, a problem that was quite the eye sore on Superion, and more notably, on Computron, to the point where I opted to purchase a Perfect Effects set to make things right.
If I had to pick my biggest gripe with Hun-Grr, it's that the antenna on Abominus are a soft rubber, which I'm guessing was done for child safety standards. Unfortunately, one of the antenna was warped during shipping.
I look forward to finishing these sets, and the Dinobot set as well. It's a shame, though, that Hasbro didn't opt to use the Computron hands/feet on these newer releases, as the ones that come with these figures are rather small, and in the case of Abomius, will be different coloured.
Perfect Effects FTW, I guess.
Nombre: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Afiliación: Autobots
Línea: Transformers Prime SDCC
Clase: Deluxe
Año: 2012
Número de adquisición: 509
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Name: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Allegiance: Autobots
Line: Transformers Prime SDCC
Class: Deluxe
Year: 2012
Number in Collection: 509
Nombre: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Afiliación: Autobots
Línea: Transformers Prime SDCC
Clase: Deluxe
Año: 2012
Número de adquisición: 509
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Name: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Allegiance: Autobots
Line: Transformers Prime SDCC
Class: Deluxe
Year: 2012
Number in Collection: 509
Nombre: Abominus
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: Kre-O
Año: 2013
Número de adquisición: 611
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Name: Abominus
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: Kre-O
Year: 2013
Number in Collection: 611
Nombre: Abominus
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Subgrupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1987
Número de adquisición: 240
Otro gestalt G1 más completo. Ya tenía los 5 Terrorcons, pero al fin pude comprar las piezas que me faltaban para completar a Abominus.
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Name: Abominus
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: G1
Subgrupo: Terrorcons
Year: 1987
Number in Collection: 240
Another complete G1 gestalt. I already had the 5 terrorcons, but al last I could bought the parts to complete Abominus.
Nombre: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Afiliación: Autobots
Línea: Transformers Prime SDCC
Clase: Deluxe
Año: 2012
Número de adquisición: 509
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Name: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Allegiance: Autobots
Line: Transformers Prime SDCC
Class: Deluxe
Year: 2012
Number in Collection: 509
Nombre: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Afiliación: Autobots
Línea: Transformers Prime SDCC
Clase: Deluxe
Año: 2012
Número de adquisición: 509
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Name: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Allegiance: Autobots
Line: Transformers Prime SDCC
Class: Deluxe
Year: 2012
Number in Collection: 509
Nombre: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Afiliación: Autobots
Línea: Transformers Prime SDCC
Clase: Deluxe
Año: 2012
Número de adquisición: 509
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Name: Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Allegiance: Autobots
Line: Transformers Prime SDCC
Class: Deluxe
Year: 2012
Number in Collection: 509
Nombre: Blot
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Subgrupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1987
Número de adquisición: 192
Otro Terrorcon más para completar Abominus.
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Name: Blot
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: G1
Subgroup: Terrorcons
Year: 1987
Number in Collection: 192
Another terrorcon to complete Abominus.
"Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test Dark Energon's resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming zombie that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine." Source: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(Prime).
Nombre: Abominus
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: Kre-O
Año: 2013
Número de adquisición: 611
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Name: Abominus
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: Kre-O
Year: 2013
Number in Collection: 611
Nombre: Hun-Grrr
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: G1
Grupo: Terrorcons
Año: 1986
Número de adquisición: 122
"Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test Dark Energon's resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming zombie that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine." Source: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(Prime).
With the recent Toys R US coupons finally expiring, I expanded my search for Wave 2 of the latest main Transformers line - Power of the Primes, and picked up the Wave 2 Voyagers - Elita-1 and Hun-Grr.
I know Elita-1 as one of the first female Transformers, and I believe the very competent companion of Alpha Trion.. or at least that's what she was back in 1988. I'm guessing since then the character has been revisited in the comics, but I'm not a comic guy. So when they announced there would be a version of her in this line, I was quite excited as I don't really remember a figure ever being made of her.
Fem-bots in general are quite infrequent so I do try to get them all, though sadly Hasbro dropped the ball completely on Generations Arcee and Chromia. Combiner Wars had the all female combiner Victorion, and I'm hoping this line will up the ante.
Elita-1 is a remould of the PotP Starscream mould, which, after fiddling with it, seems to be some sort of variation on the Combiner Wars Silverbolt figure. I've only really got a Scattershot to do a comparison to.
The articulation of the figure is acceptable for the price point, but definitely not outstanding, though to be honest waist articulation would be the only thing I'd really like to see added.
I do like the colour scheme, though QC on the paint is.. well typical mass release Hasbro but at least they didn't screw up the paint on the faces. Quality of the plastic is again pretty typical Hasbro, feeling lightweight but not shattering during transformation. Alignment of some tabs isn't the greatest.
Waiting for Takara to do a better job doesn't seem to be a thing this time around, as all previews have shown the figure are pretty much identical this time around, though I'm curious to see if they kept the same low quality stickers with gibberish written on it.
Speaking of gibberish, one sticker says "Ariel Evolved", which makes me wonder if there will not be an Arcee figure this series, as easy and obvious an entry as a limb she might be. The reason I say that is because in Japan, Arcee is actually named Ariel. Given the colour scheme and cryptic sticker, maybe this IS Arcee.
Speaking of combined forms, there is nothing on her instructions that give any indication of the combined form name, or the names of the two remaining limbs (so far, Jazz and Moonracer have been released).
Hun-Grr is another figure I was excited to see. Not so much that I care for the character, but rather, it's the combined form I'm anxiously awaiting - Abominus, the arch-rival of Computron. And because promos showed the entire thing combined, and there is a history of this character, the instruction manual lists out every single component.
Hun-Grr's bot mode and alt mode are.. OK. I mean, they're neat, and are functional, but you certainly can't call them outstanding. All the QC issues I expanded upon above are present here, though for the record Hun-Grr does seem to hold together better than Elita-1.
Torso mode is what I'm most excited about. Other than being the upper body of Abominus, I like how Hasbro has generally replicated the chest plate of the original toy, a problem that was quite the eye sore on Superion, and more notably, on Computron, to the point where I opted to purchase a Perfect Effects set to make things right.
If I had to pick my biggest gripe with Hun-Grr, it's that the antenna on Abominus are a soft rubber, which I'm guessing was done for child safety standards. Unfortunately, one of the antenna was warped during shipping.
I look forward to finishing these sets, and the Dinobot set as well. It's a shame, though, that Hasbro didn't opt to use the Computron hands/feet on these newer releases, as the ones that come with these figures are rather small, and in the case of Abomius, will be different coloured.
Perfect Effects FTW, I guess.
Nombre: Abominus
Afiliación: Decepticons
Línea: Kre-O
Año: 2013
Número de adquisición: 611
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Name: Abominus
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: Kre-O
Year: 2013
Number in Collection: 611
I was able to find the Power of the Prime Wave 2 deluxes I needed for my collection this past week, and cracked them open for a bit of show and tell. First off, are Moonracer and Rippersnapper.
Moonracer is one of the female Autobots introduced in the original G1 series. She, along with Elita-1 and several other team members essentially are in the Rebel forces that fight against Decepticon rule. Also like Elita-1, this figure marks the first time the character has seen a general release in toy form.
Moonracer has a slim build, like most of other fembots, and is predominately a teal and white colour scheme. Robot mode is decent, with most major points of articulation expected on a figure like this, including a waist swivel. Her arms are a bit short and stubby.. or her legs are really long. The legs do have a fairly good range of motion, though.
Moonracer has one hell of a backpack, which really makes her upper body look like a jumble of parts with a torso attached to it, rather than a torso with some kibble - this is reflected in the transformation.
This matter is further made more ridiculous looking if you actually decide to display her wearing her "Prime Armour", which is essentially a random gimmick they made up such that the combiner hands could serve a secondary purpose. I have yet to see any deluxe figure look good with this one.
Her gun is comically large, though this may be a nod to her official title as "best shot in the universe".
Car mode isn't terrible, and wears the Prime Armour bits decently. I do like the use of translucent plastic for the windshield. No, it certainly doesn't resemble any real world vehicle, but I feel these sci-fi vehicles are often where the creativity real shines through in the designs.
Rippersnapper is, of course, the first of 4 limbs for Abominus. Named to Terrorcons, the team that makes up Abominus have alt modes that are.. weird monster looking things. Rippersnapper is essentially a shark with arms and legs.
Robot mode is pretty solid with articulation on par with Moonracer. QC on Rippersnapper seems to be much more solid than with Moonracer, particularly the paint on the face. Proportions are nice, with no real backpack issues or anything that throws off the aesthetics.
Other than the combiner hands, Rippersnapper comes with a pair of guns that can be mounted behind his shoulders.
Between bot and monster mode, I feel that Rippersnapper shines more in the latter. For starters, it has access to all the weapons that the bot mode does, but can use them all at once. The shark head is nicely done, as are the jaws that open and close with painted teeth. The tail is a bit on the stumpy side, mind you. The look of this mode has of course been upgraded since the G1 days, and looks more mechanical that its classic counterpart.